Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:09:08 -0400 From: Sahil Tandon <sahil@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Solutions for the PR load problem Message-ID: <20100714000906.GC19319@magic.hamla.org> In-Reply-To: <4C3C90C5.9010400@bsdforen.de> References: <4C374B3E.90704@bsdforen.de> <20100709172503.GA22795@charon.picobyte.net> <4C375E47.9020307@bsdforen.de> <20100709200016.GA23404@charon.picobyte.net> <4C378BB5.2080206@bsdforen.de> <20100709215656.GA23847@charon.picobyte.net> <4C3C90C5.9010400@bsdforen.de>
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On Tue, 2010-07-13 at 18:13:57 +0200, Dominic Fandrey wrote: > On 09/07/2010 23:56, Shaun Amott wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 10:51:01PM +0200, Dominic Fandrey wrote: > >> So if I set up a private tinderbox and provide amd64 and i386 > >> 6-/7-/8-stable logs with every PR I submit it would hasten the > >> processing of my PRs? > >> > >> If that is so, I'll get me a small quad-core with ~16GB RAM > >> and a huge hard disk just for this purpose (my largest hard disk > >> is the one in my notebook, not sufficient for all the distfiles > >> and packages). > > > > Sure, I would be more likely to look at / commit your patches in a > > timely fashion if you've done part of the work for me. I'm pretty sure > > it helped back when I was submitting lots of ports PRs. > > I ordered the machine last weekend. It won't run 24/7 or be remotely > accessible, but when I get comfortable with the process, I can > start testing other PRs and attach links to the test logs. > > I think this is about as helpful as I can afford get at the moment. > > On a side note, I only bought 8GB RAM, because of the ridiculous > pricing. I'll have to pay as much as I paid a couple of months > ago for the same amount for my notebook. FWIW, a number of porters (myself included) use tinderbox within a virtual FreeBSD instance on a laptop. With the aid of an external hard disk, the space issue is resolved. Of course, a dedicated box filled with RAM is even better, but that isn't always necessary depending on your needs. -- Sahil Tandon <sahil@FreeBSD.org>
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